Contributions of relative linear growth and adiposity accretion from birth to adulthood to adult hypertension

Abstract While birth weight and weight gain have been associated with hypertension (HT), the association of linear growth, independently of weight gains, has been less well studied. We assessed the independent association of body mass index (BMI) and length at birth and changes in BMI and height dur...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Archanjo Ferraro, Marco Antônio Barbieri, Antonio Augusto Moura da Silva, Carlos Grandi, Viviane Cunha Cardoso, Aryeh D. Stein, Heloisa Bettiol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-09027-1